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Nicola Samer, co-founder of the exciting new theatre production company IronBark, spoke to BIANCA SOLDANI about promoting the work of Australian playwrights in the UK, her experience of the London theatre scene so far and her latest undertaking, Ruben Guthrie.

CHRIS' KITCHEN | This week Aussie chef Chris Ark takes us on a guided tour of the exotic ingredients you can use to bring Indian and African dishes to life in your kitchen.

LIFE AFTER LONDON | It's suddenly dawned on me is that I'm an uneducated Australian who spent two years drowning out her Australian knowledge with beer and long flights on the other side of the world.

THE HARD WORD | This is not about nanny-state living, nor is it a scare campaign driven by the global-warming doomsdayers. It’s merely recognition of the fact that water isn’t always of endless supply.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | The main man behind the hot plate, Aussie chef Chris Ark, tells us if you haven’t had some UK scallops, well, you basically haven’t lived.

REVIEW | To the delight of the audience at a packed Leicester Square Theatre last week, Australian comedian Steve Hughes explored the stupidity of Western governments and the world in his entertaining, and often poignant, show Big Issues.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Has a US yoghurt giant just gone and stolen John Butler’s song 'Zebra' for their Super Bowl commercial? Is Groovin’ the Moo the best festival in Oz? And who are Backpack Sounds?

Australian Times Editor TIM MARTIN sat down with Blue Mountains-born brother and sister, Heidi and Ulrich Lenffer, ahead of their band's huge NME Awards Show gig this Friday. Chatting about everything from Aussie fans and breaking into Europe to sky diving and family fights on tour - we get the ...

Gotye's massive hit Somebody That I Used To Know is continuing to tear up charts around the world, hitting number one in the UK.

With snow lying round about London of late, what better time than to hear from SHARON SPENCE LIEB who visited the very snowy polar bear capital of the world.

What boxes do you generally like to tick on a short break…Culture? Weather? History? Nightlife? Beach? Sun? Nature? If you have answered yes to any of the above options, RAQUEL MESSI wants to draw your attention to a country more famous for its politics than its appeal as a holiday ...

What first attracted BRENTON SHAUGHNESSY to Berlin was the history behind the legendary German city. But what he unravelled beneath the famous city’s facade was an almost unrivalled alternative sub-culture not to be missed.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | One of the joys of being an Aussie chef in London is the ability to travel easily to Europe and pick up some fabulous culinary tips. Chris Ark gets us in the mood for some French flair with his bouillabaisse.

With a facelift and some awesome festivities, the new look Walkabout Temple is something London can be proud of.

Fresh from her success at the Super Bowl in the US, Madonna has announced a world tour that will bring her to the UK and Australia.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Welcome back YTT, we're excited to see how the old show goes with a new feel! We're also feeling London's icy chill at the moment but have some Aussie music news that will warm your bones. Oh, and we pay tribute to the album.

REVIEW | There is a certain irony for a London audience watching Our Country’s Good in 2012.

LIFE AFTER LONDON | I was only in London for two years, but that was long enough for most of my friends to learn some or all of the following grown-up words: mortgage, children and marriage.

So you’re in need of an adventure but you’re low on the pennies. No matter. JANIS LOVE looks at alternative options for the budget conscious traveller.

Paul Kelly, one of Australia's most celebrated musicians, will take to the stage in London this week.

RIGHT SAID ED | What happens in London, the capital of rain, when a bit of drizzle falls on the tracks? Pandemonium! That's what happens.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | Our Aussie main man from Claridge’s Restaurant, Chris Ark, gets in the winter mood with some tasty (and warming) soups.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look at the Triple J Hottest 100 winners, The Wiggles and all the goss from the Big Day Out.

VOTE NOW | In honour of Australia Day, we asked our readers via Facebook to name the songs that make an expat Aussie homesick. Here's the top ten. Now it's your job to choose the #1.

CROZ FROM OZ | Aussies living in London have two stubborn little obstacles standing between them and their next trip. Can you guess what they are? Sure you can — there’s no prizes as it’s obvious: time and money.

2012 will be my sixth consecutive year that I’ve been in the northern hemisphere in January, but the first year that I’ve not boarded the 24-hour flight to be home by the 26th.

Australia Day, that holiest of days for Aussies, is one huge celebration of everything Australian. And I can’t think of anything better to celebrate than the fact that I am, you are, we are — Australian.

I looked at Facebook over breakfast and it was alive with talk of sun, sea, sand, steak, salads, sheilas, beer, BBQs, blokes, cricket and a day off. I pulled on my green and gold and tried to think warm thoughts as I struggled into my London winter coat.

Our Aussie chef in London, Chris Ark, gets in the Australia Day mood with a recipe that’s sure to please!

LIFE AFTER LONDON | It's been two months since I moved back to Australia but I’ve already noticed a couple of changes in myself.

With ‘carnival’ season quickly approaching around the world, NINA McGRATH visited the famed canals of Venice to unmask one of Europe’s most giddy traditional celebrations.

For Aussie residents in north London this year Bar Solo in Camden will be hosting a bunch of Australian artists to mark the day.

Our Aussie chef in London casts his spell on the perfect osso buco pot roast.

It’s change-over time right now in the English capital. As a new flock of Aussies arrive to the joys of London life, many are also leaving. LIAM FLANAGAN found out that’s it is actually much harder to leave than it was to arrive.

RIGHT SAID ED | And so you have safely negotiated another New Year's Eve! Well done and welcome Australian Times - 2012. What a year we have to look forward to.

Leave the wellies in the wardrobe and get the sunscreen out instead. Ibiza is calling and you can enjoy it all to yourself. LEIGH JOHNSTON explores the party island without the crowds.

Fresh off the plane from Australia and wondering what on earth she was thinking arriving at this time of year, JANIS LOVE tells us to stop dreading yet another English winter and to instead welcome the icy blasts.

I CAN'T believe how quickly 2011 has gone by. It seems like only a few days ago I was ringing in the New Year and promising myself that I would start pursuing my ultimate career as professional surfer/part time sandcastle builder.

PHOTOS: View the Sydney New Year's Eve 2012 fireworks spectacular image gallery

From seeing the magestic Northern Lights to sledging with a pack of brawling dogs; Iceland is a world apart.

Exploring the expat experience. The best features by Australian Times columnists and contributors in 2011, as picked by our publisher.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look back at the wonderful year that was 2011 and remember the highs (and lows) of Australian music.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | Last week our resident Aussie chef in London Chris Ark gave us his expert tips for the perfect Christmas turkey. Now he gives us trimmings to die for and some yummy compliments to a sumptuous festive feast.

RIGHT SAID ED | 2011 has been an action packed year for Australian Times. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our readers and our writers, for contributing to such an awesome year.

An Aussie. In London’s Royal Opera House. Sounds more like the plot for a comedy caper than for this winter’s hottest ticket in town! WILL FITZGIBBON caught up with Australian baritone Peter Coleman-Wright to talk Die Meistersinger and how you portray having a piece of plastic inserted where the sun ...

I love London. But there is one London experience that just doesn’t sit well with me.

Greg and Lucy Malouf tell Nathan Motton about their new book; why Australia is leading the way with Middle Eastern food and why the cuisine is much more than just kebabs.

Tim from Willow Tree, Benji from Oviedo, Jessica from Santander and Sara from Sydney all live in this week's Our House in West Hampstead.

RIGHT SAID ED | It's that time of year when inevitably my expat Aussie mind starts thinking of home. Thinking of the sun and the surf and my mates playing cricket on the beach. Of Christmas with the fam. Of an Aussie summer and cold VBs on the back verandah.

What do you get when you throw one of Australia’s funniest comedians in a cold Christmassy London, shake him around a bit and let him loose with a pen? Read on to find out what funnyman SAM SIMMONS really thinks of Christmas!